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Hastings in the region of Christ Church is a town in Barbados close to Bridgetown, the country's capital city.

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Current time in Hastings is now 10:47 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named "America / Barbados" with an UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Welchman Hall, The Crane, Saint Mathias, Rockley, Oistins or Maturín. Since you are here already, make sure to check out . We encountered some videos in the web. Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation.

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Hastings and Garrison Area on the South ...

The Hastings and Garrison area is situated on the Coast just south of Bridgetown. This community is known for its buzzing nightlife, stunning hotels and resorts, as well as several shops, banks, resta...

Barbados Nights - Party Barbados

Just a narrow sliver of what Barbados has to offer in terms of nightlife. Footage from this video comes mainly from the legendary St. Lawrence Gap, and Oistins Fish Market. There is nightlife in other...

Best Photos near Hastings Barbados - In...

Tripwow.tripadvisor.com The best pictures of Hastings taken by travel bloggers at TravelPod.com the web's premier travel blogging platform. Slideshow created at TripWow.com by TripAdvisor. Top Pics of...

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Central Bank of Barbados

The Central Bank of Barbados (C.B.B. ) is the national monetary authority responsible for providing advice to government of Barbados on banking and other financial and monetary matters. The Central Bank of Barbados, was established by Act of parliament on 2 May 1972. Prior to the establishment of C.B.B. , Barbados' monetary policies were governed through its membership in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority (ECCA).

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National Heroes Square

National Heroes Square (formerly Trafalgar Square) is located in the capital and principal commercial centre Bridgetown, on the island-nation of Barbados. The square lies along Upper Broad Street and is on the northern shore of the Careenage ("Constitution River"), found directly in the centre of Bridgetown. A fixture of the Square on the west-end includes a bronze statue of Admiral Lord Nelson overlooking the Square. The statue in Bridgetown was erected unveiled on March 22.

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Located at 13.08, -59.6 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 2 mi away.

Tags:Bridgetown, National squares, Squares in Barbados

Saint Michael, Barbados

Statistics Parish:Saint Michael Area:39 km Largest city:Bridgetown Population (2008 est. ):94,860 inhab. Population density:2,432.31 inhab/km² Parliamentary representation - House seats11 Map Parishes of Barbados The parish of St. Michael is one of eleven parishes of Barbados. It has a land area of 39 km² and is found at the south-west portion of the island. Saint Michael has survived by name as one of the original six parishes created in 1629 by Governor Sir William Tufton.

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Located at 13.08, -59.6 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 3 mi away.

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Pelican Island (Barbados)

Pelican Island was a small uninhabited island that once existed off the west coast of Bridgetown and Fontabelle, in St. Michael, Barbados. According to historical record, the island received its name from brown pelicans that would nest there. To get there, one could have used one of the pair of nearby boat jetties along the Barbados shoreline, or during low tide it was believed to have been possible to wade out to the island as well.

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Located at 13.08, -59.6 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 3 mi away.

Bridgetown

Bridgetown, metropolitan pop 96,578 (2006), is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Formerly, the Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael. Bridgetown is sometimes locally referred to as "The City", but the most common reference is simply "Town". The Bridgetown port, found along Carlisle Bay lies on the southwestern coast of the island.

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Located at 13.08, -59.6 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 3 mi away.

Tags:Bridgetown, Capital districts and territories, Capitals in North America, Capitals in the Caribbean, Metropolitan areas of Barbados, Populated coastal places in Barbados, Populated places established in 1628, Populated places established in the 17th century, Populated places in Barbados, Port cities in the Caribbean, World Heritage Sites in Barbados